Amsterdam

[Yoko Ono, (John Lennon)]

Okay, Yoko

Peace -

Peace -

Let's hope for peace

Let's hope for peace

Peace -

Let's hope for peace

Peace -

Let's hope for peace

Ah

(peace, peace, peace, peace…)

Peace -

Let's hope for peace, (peace, peace, peace, peace!)

Peace - (peace, peace, peace, peace!)

Let's hope for peace, (peace, peace, peace, peace!)

Peace - (Peace!)

Let's hope for peace. (peace, peace, peace, peace!)

Oh, John, let's hope for peace (Peace…)

For our children

For our country

For our world

For our future!

Oh, John, let's hope for peace

Let's hope for peace

Peace -

Peace, peace

Let's hope for peace

Oh, John -

Peace

Good morning meine damen und herren, this is the peace call

(Okay)

[John Lennon]

What we're really doing is, uh, sending out a message to the world, but mainly to the youth, especially the youth or anybody really that's interested in, protesting for peace, or protesting against any forms of violence, and we say, everybody is getting a bit heavy or intellectual about it

Everybody is talking about peace, but nobody's doing anything about it

Uh, except for, a few people

And the things like the Golden square marches in London

The end product of it was newspaper stories about riots and fighting, and we did the Bed Event in Amsterdam, and the Bag Piece in Vienna, just to give people an idea that there’s many ways of protest, and this is one of them and anybody could grow their hair for peace or, give up a day or week of their holiday for peace, or sit in a bag for peace

Protest against peace anyway but peacefully

Because we think that peace is only got by peaceful methods, and that to fight the establishment with their own weapons is no good

Because they always win, and they've been winning for thousands of years

They know how to play the game violence

And it's easier for them when they can recognise you, and shoot you

But they won't- they don't know how to handle humour, and peaceful humour, and that’s our message really

[Interviewer]

What do you think was the, mostest- what was the biggest success in history in the last 300 years

[John Lennon]

I’ve no clue

[Yoko Ono]

Hahaha, well maybe it's still yet to happen you see

That's why we're trying to do it, in other words by very, very peaceful method to bring peace

You know instead of uh, peace through violence, that’s what we’re trying to do

And if we succeed in that, that's the biggest happening yet

You know, in the last 300 years

Because it’s never been done and nobody has really tried it, you see

And uh that’s what we’re trying-

[Interviewer]

What would you do in case of the war

[John Lennon]

How’d you mean?

[Interviewer]

What would you do immediately if you wake up in the morning, read the newspapers and they would tell you-

[John Lennon]

I’d probably-

[Interviewer]

England is in war with France

[John Lennon]

I'd die of fright

[Yoko Ono]

Well, no I don’t think that should happen, you know

You talk as if uh something's going to happen aside of us, we are all in this you see we’re all in the same society and in the same world and everything that happens to us is our responsibility you know, a like, uh, any violence going in the world is just a symbol of all the violent atmosphere that is in the world, you see, and uh, when the Nazis persecuted Jewish people, that wasn’t only uh Hitler who did it, or Germany who did it, but just the symbol of everybody in the world who, uh, had the feeling for persecution for Jews, you see

So we share everything, so that’s not gonna happen. If there’s war suddenly, then that’s our fault you know

[Interviewer]

So what do you think about the behaviour of Austria and Austrians and Germans during the second world war, well don’t you think that they’re a little bit more responsible than the others?

[John Lennon]

No, not particularly

[Yoko Ono]

No, not particularly no, the whole world, if the whole world was really aware of it and if the journalists, and the communication media of those days were really aware of their responsibility as well, and uh reported everything correct, you know, well which is almost impossible I'm sure, but as much as possible, and if the whole world was aware of the responsibility, it could have been stopped, I’m sure, and-

[John Lennon]

Well, we know that, um, Britain and a few other countries waited, quite a long time before they made any decision about what to do, I’m not quite sure of the facts you know but after Czechoslovakia and things like that, they could’ve stopped it earlier, but they wait until it's on the doorstep, you know, until it involves their money, or their territory-

[Yoko Ono]

It actually-

[Interviewer]

There’s a very special type of politician that, is voted by a special county and I don't think that-

[John Lennon]

No, I don't think so because, ok

[Interviewer]

Because Hitler could have been voted by the French, for instance

[John Lennon, Yoko Ono]

Oh, come on, the French, the French?

Oh I'm [?]

[Interviewer]

The type of

[John, (Yoko Ono)]

Well different types then ok I mean

(Every nation-)

Every nation will have a prototype

(Every nation is bad in that sense, yes)

But you name I think I was like talking to one of the Austrian TV guys last night, I said "Can you name me one European country, which hasn't, sort of raped the world" and he said "Austria" actually was the only one, that didn't attack anybody else they we're always on the defencive so I don't know whether that's true but-

[Interviewer]

But they were silent in the wrong-

[John Lennon, (Yoko Ono)]

Ok ok that's bad I agree with that (Yes, yes, I see) but silence is bad

But that isn't one European country that hasn't had it's Hitler one way or the other including Britain and what they did to India, and, and South Africa

[Yoko Ono]

So let's go back to the future you know so that's why we are here we want to talk to them and mainly to the young people in, all over the world because those are the people who are going to be the next generation their going to be the next world you know, and we just want to say we are with them, we're not preaching or anything like that, we want to be with them and we are with them and in- in our way we're just announcing that we're open to all invitations or uh, suggestions to anything to work for the world peace you see and we're doing it our own way which we think is the best for us, and uh also that young people have to realise that this is just as bad as before the second world war or right in the middle of it you know that everything- all the violence that's happening in the world now are our responsibilities, and if you don't really realise it and immediately start something action you know, it's going to be bad you know and it would be exactly like you said one morning we find a newspaper that the whole world is going to disappear, haha, you know

[Interviewer]

I agree with you but don't you think-I mean it's effected by, though your behaviour I think it's ok but for the rest, for a lot of people sir your behaviour will get suspicious they don't think that this is, or, can be correct, people sitting on the table clothes, protesting, against wars, they don't think that there's a-

[Yoko Ono]

Ok before they criticize us you know, and if they want to criticize us, ok go ahead, and they should do it in their own way but do something, you know

[Interviewer]

So everybody should, throw out, his path of Hitler out of his soul and-

[John Lennon, Yoko Ono]

Yes yes (yes precisely) we all have it in us you know we're-we're saying uh, we want peace and we're staying in bed for peace but I'm as violence is the next man (yes yes, yes yes of course), and I'm as sure Yoko is violent just as violent, we're violent people you know, I prefer myself when I'm nonviolent, I prefer my friends when their nonviolent, it just makes for easier living, (and if I know violence-) and if we have to have violence let's channel it (yes) you know, I don't know how, you know there's other people who can work out how to channel it, will give them somewhere to play it and kill each other or something, but I don't want to be involved in their violence, I prefer to live in peace, you know

[Yoko Ono]

All you need is courage you know, you can just go out in the street now and take off all your clothes and just say "peace" you know, and you'll be in the news, you see, just courage and if everybody gets courage, and of course they would because they'll just think "Alright, uh, maybe this is a little bit embarrassing thing to do, but look at John and Yoko, they're doing worse, so I can do it", you know, that's all they’re trying to do, you see?

[Interviewer]

So you’re putting courage all sent to the world, right now, do you think?

[John Lennon, (Yoko Ono)]

(We-) We hope so (I hope so, yeah)

[Interviewer]

Last lesson to the rest, and the-

[John Lennon]

Okay-

[Interviewer]

The problem becomes uh-

[Seagull noises and other things]

[John Lennon]

Stay in bed

[John Lennon, (Yoko Ono), unknown person]

That’s-

Oh, look, a little fly

Flittering about

Hm, haha

Okay

*laugh*

(What’s going on in here?)

I’m just making laughing there's nothing going on

(I wanna sleep, what time is it?)

It’s time for it

Breakfast

Is it?

See that, no?

(What?)

9:30

Oh, good morning, as I was saying about, uh, bagism you see, you get in this bag and you jump out the window, next thing you know, you got a policeman on your head

Do you want tea?

(Yes, okay, do you know what I need, John?)

What?

(That)

What? What, what? Oh, okay, I see drinks

You want one before I do

(Drink?)

Yes, I mean, we’ve got rounds of that!

(That’s you) Oh, could I have room service, please?

*tapping*

Do you want toast?

(I’m thirsty, John, why did you want coffee?)

Tea (tea?)

And, uh, 2 teas please

I would- yeah, 902, and some toast, yeah

Brown toast

Good morning, yes, yeah I know, and some toast

Brown toast, yeah, thank you, bye bye

Alright

[John Lennon, Yoko Ono, unknown people]

Hello dog, it's beautiful

Same

We're not [???]

No no no it's just they take a lot of looking after we're thinking about you

Amsterdam

He's a lovely dog though

Yes it's lovely

Thank you very much

Here’s one

Thank you

Are you gonna take him off me now?

Yes, if you don't mind because [???] so we have to have that

Oh I know

Thank you very much

I thought you we're giving it

They just did a [??]

Bye bye

Bye bye

Well I think that they we're not gonna give it

No no

She didn't want to give it though

No

I thought she gave it up to you

I thought I was under that impression

Yes man

That they we're giving the dog

And then-

How was that then?

She gave us the dog and then went away

Well that was very nice

[John Lennon, Yoko Ono, others]

That's rather sort of really swinging though don't you think so?

Yeah

And, the thought of the long haired Beatle entering the 19th century sacturary

*laughing*

Please stop this [?]- this nonsense go home we don't like people like you

*laughing*

Go to a doctor to be normal, are you getting this?

It's great, isn't it?

Go to a doctor to be normal, well we're seeing a psychiatrist today so maybe he'll fix us up and

Bloody marvelous

So we did- we're not getting though some levels as you notice thank you

Did you enjoy your [??]?

Was that the marijuana?

Yeah

Yeah, beautiful, beautiful

Alright

Yeah keep smoking

[??]

Let's open it up

There's nothing illegal in here

I thought-, beautiful beautiful [?]

Hey though kids are as hard as the real press

Yes amazing

Amazing

Now there just as tough as the real press

Very deep though

What is this though?

Oh we'll see

Ah, very sexy

Come on

It's a boy, it's a boy

[John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Interviewers and others]

Why are you staying in bed for seven days?

Uh because-

(hello there [?])

Could we have a tea for Ravi please?

First of all let me say congratulations on your marriage and that in Dutch is *something in Dutch*

Oh thank you though

Thank you though

Congratulations on all of you

Chocolate!

How about explaining this mission that you're on at the moment

Well you start, I been sort of-

Hello, oh well you know because, we thought of this idea about staying in bed for seven days for protest against violence in the world

Did you think of its geographical situation as being the center of Europe?

No didn't realise, is it?

Oh, yes, it is

Oh fantastic

That must have some-

It was magic then, you see? Cause the way-

Yes, it’s magic

They call it the center of Europe

Fantastic, well that’s-

It’s an advertising campaign for airline

Yeah

Great

Okay, well, give us a free ticket and we’ll be alright

Stand up, stand up and [?]

Stand up?

I’ll stand up, on your knees maybe

Tune in, tune in on your knees

Your knees perhaps, as soon as we can

We need you, [??], more like you

Look here, look here

[John Lennon, Interviewers and others, Yoko Ono]

Okay

So anyway, the policemen came and the elephant jumped on me head

*laughing*

So I said “What’s going on?” he said “Cabbages”

And the next moment I was on film

Yeah

In the way then

Suggested, give a laugh, you know [?]

Just wait! Just wait

Just keep waiting

*laughing*

Love, peace and bed

Not forgetting jam of course

Okay kids now it's over

Pushy kid that

You cold?

No no no

What was that?

Pushy kid that

I know I told you [??]

Ciggies

Yeah music

You know if you go back to the days of um, of uh let's see what where do we start now will start with um, do you love me?

No, not particularly

[John Lennon, Interviewers and others, Yoko Ono]

How about that

Goodbye Amsterdam, goodbye

-sterdam

Okay, that's it

Thank you

[John Lennon, Yoko Ono]

Stay in bed

A bed peace

For peace of the world

Stay in bed

Grow your hair

Grow your hair

Okay goodnight

Now it's time to say goodnight

Goodnight, sleep tight

Now, the sun, puts out, his light

(Thank you very much [???])

What a beautiful day it was that

Very tiring though

It just so turning like crazy you know

[??] sort of, hot

[John Lennon, Yoko Ono]

Grow your hair

Bed peace

Hair peace

Hair peace, bed peace

Oh yeah